FOR THE BOOK LOVER ON YOUR GIFT LIST

Have a cocktail with Papa or relive the days of Polaroid with these illustrated publications

We’ve already had “Hemingway’s Boat,” Philip Hendrickson’s book about one of the writer’s great passions. So somebody had to write “To Have and Have Another: A Hemingway Cocktail Companion” (Perigee, $24), and who better than Philip Greene, one of the founders of the Museum of the American Cocktail in New Orleans? The book explores the role of cocktails in Papa’s life and fiction and, yes, it includes drink recipes. Daiquiris, anyone?

Larry McMurtry, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Lonesome Dove,” takes on one of the great legendary figures of the American West in “Custer” (Simon & Schuster, $35), a heavily illustrated consideration of the “Boy General” whose demise at Little Big Horn, he writes, “might be understood as an American Passion Play.”

The hugely successful Alexander McQueen exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute last year brought the late designer to a whole new level of public recognition. Now Judith Watt pays tribute with “Alexander McQueen: The Life and Legacy” (Harper Design, $35), an illustrated portrait of the bad boy of English fashion, whose wildly creative and outrageous looks wowed the industry.

There are scores of books about James Bond, but Agent 007 turns 50 this year, reason enough for “50 Years of James Bond” (Life Books, $27.95), which trots through the history of the franchise — books, movies, spoofs, etc. — at a brisk pace, with plenty of photos, of course.

Also on the scene for half a century — and still at it — are the Rolling Stones. There’s “The Rolling Stones 50” (Hyperion, $60), an illustrated history of the band with cheeky running commentary by Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie.